[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 89 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H2617-H2618]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          DEBT CEILING CRISIS

  (Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong 
opposition to the Republican plan to destroy our Nation's economy. 
Right now hundreds of Republican Members of Congress have rushed out of 
town to go on vacation with their friends and family. Democrats are 
here ready to work.
  Americans are facing the reality of losing their retirement savings, 
jobs, and healthcare. Here are just some of the extreme demands that 
House Republicans have made: They want to cut 100,000 jobs for 
teachers; they want to put health insurance at risk for 21 million 
Americans; they want to put food assistance at risk for 1 million 
Americans.
  This is cruel and shameful.
  Let's be clear: House Republicans want to tank the economy and they 
want to give tax cuts to billionaires and large corporations. We have a 
default on our debt coming because House Republicans would rather be on 
vacation than get to work.

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